We Made It!

Happy 1st Birthday to my sweet twins! We made it through the first year and though it has been filled with many ups and downs, I honestly can't imagine my life without these precious babes. Here is a little snapshot of our adventures over the past 12 months:

36 weeks and ready to pop!

One day old...precious

One month- so tiny!!

Two Months

At 3 months, we made our first trip back to our Atlanta home and celebrated Christmas!

My dear friend Krista took these darling pics of 4 month old J and EK

Love those cheeks :)

Eating our first solid foods- 5 months

Celebrating Easter at 6 Months

We got baptized at 7 months

Daddy's Girl

8 months- hanging in Atlanta and getting ready for summer

9 months...oh the days when we sat still!!

10 months and into EVERYTHING!!

10 month cuties
(take two)

11 months- surprised I could get them to sit still

And here we are...12 months and counting!

Happy Birthday Emma Kate and Jackson- can't wait to see what next year brings us!

Covered in prayer

Could there be anything better than being covered in prayer each night? I am so incredibly blessed because each night my children are LITERALLY wrapped up in prayers...many of them that came from y'all. My dear sister made me one of the most creative and most-cherished gifts I have ever received for my baby shower last year.

She made me these beautiful prayer blankets. So what is a prayer blanket?? It is basically a regular blanket (as you can see, Sarah chose a darling pattern for one side, and a super soft fabric for the other). She then contacted close family and friends and asked them for bible verses, prayers, and blessings that they would be praying over my children. From there, she wrote these responses on a plain white sheet. She then had my sweet momma (the seamstress!) sew the three pieces together- with that prayer sheet in the middle. And now, when I cover my children each night, they are actually wrapped up in the blessings and prayers of those who love them-- how cool is that??!!

While I have used these blankets several times over the past year for nursing, rocking my babes, etc., I was excited about the chilly Fall air approaching so I could start to use these meaningful blankets each night.

My sweet boy wrapped in prayers

Precious Emma Kate covered in her blanket...and for you mommas that are concerned, yes I did notice that the bear is in front of her face- she LOVES to rub that stuffed animal against her face and don't worry... I quickly moved it :)

Soap.com

www.soap.com

Ummm, have y'all found this website? I am kind of obsessed! I'm sure you online shoppers are already well aware of it but last week I stumbled across it as I was placing a diapers.com order-- and boy am I glad I did! To me, it is sort of like Target...but even better (and was it even possible that Target could get any better??!!). I used to love spending afternoons roaming the aisles of Target but now with two babes in tow we are in and out...and even that is a challenge. So when I came across soap.com, I was instantly hooked. The prices are exactly the same as Target (if not cheaper!!) and as soon as you hit $25, 2 day shipping is free! (Do I sound like I work for them?? Maybe I should!)
Anyways, had to share my sweet little find! Already got my first order: formula, mascara, and hair gel and didn't even have to get out of my PJs :)

Here comes Fall!

The weather was absolutely beautiful this weekend...a true glimpse of fall and we tried to enjoy every minute of it! We took lots of long walks to our favorite park and hopped on the swings- one of our most-loved activities. I snapped a few shots of my babes and had to share. Could there be anything better than a breezy afternoon, sunshine, and two sweet babies?